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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. A category of projects that have common components significant in such projects - but are not needed or present in all projects. application areas are usually defined in terms of either the product or the type of customer or industry sector






2. Deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure






3. Collect project performance data with respect to a plan - produce performance measures and report and disseminate performance information






4. Degree - amount or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand






5. The latest possible point in time that a schedule activity may begin based upon the schedule network logic - the project completion date and any constraints assigned to schedule activities without violating schedule constraint or delaying project com






6. Documents and data on prior project including project files - records - correspondence - closed contracts - and closed projects






7. Analytical technique that uses three cost or duration estimates to represent optimistic - most likely and pessimistic scenarios.






8. Person or group that provides financial resources in cash or in kind for the project






9. Information gathering technique examines the project from the perspective of each projects strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - and threats to increase the breadth of the risks considered by risk management






10. Collection of generally sequential - non overlapping product phases whose name and number are determined by the manufacturing and control needs of the organization.






11. Total costs actually incurred and recorded in accomplishing work performed during a given time period for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. actual cost can sometimes be direct labor hours alone - direct costs alone - or all c






12. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.






13. Requirements imposed by a government body. government mandated compliance






14. Structure in which the project manager has full authority to assign priorities - apply resources and direct the work of persons assigned to the project






15. Store of historical information and lessons learned about both the outcomes of previous project selection decisions and previous project performance






16. The latest possible point in time that a schedule activity maybe completed based upon schedule network logic - the completion date and any constraints assigned to the schedule activities without violating a schedule constraint or delaying the project






17. Hybrid contractual arrangement containing aspects of both cost reimbursable and fixed price contracts. time and material contract have no definitive end - can grow. units are preset by the buyer and seller.






18. Budgeted cost of work performed






19. Modification of a logical relationship that directs a delay in the successor activity. activity with a 10 day lag - cannot start until 10 days after an activity is finished






20. Analytical technique to determine the essential features and relationships of components in the project management plan to establish a reserve for the schedule duration - budget - estimated cost or funds for a project






21. Tracking team member performance - providing feedback - resolving issues and managing changes to optimize project performance






22. Those processes performed to finalize all activities across all project management process groups to formally close the project or phase






23. A formal approved document that defines how the project is executed - monitored - and controlled.






24. Technique that computes or iterates the project cost or project schedule many times using input values selected at random from probability distributions of possible costs or durations - to calculate a distribution of total project costs or completion






25. Calculation of the early start and early finish dates for the uncompleted portions of all network activities






26. The right to apply project resources - expend funds - make decisions or give approvals






27. Analytical technique that uses mathematical models to forecast future outcomes based on historical results. it is a method of determining the variance from a baseline parameter by using prior progress reporting periods data and projecting how much th






28. Defining how to conduct risk management activities for a project






29. Indications that a risk has occurred or is about to occur. also called risk symptoms or warning signs. should be watched or monitored in the risk monitoring and control process.






30. Estimating the type and quantities of material - people - equipment or supplies required to perform the activity






31. A point that is not settled or is under discussion or over which there are opposing views or disagreements






32. System of practices - techniques - procedures and rules used by those who work in a discipline






33. A request - demand or assertion of rights by a seller against a buyer or vice versa for consideration - compensation - or payment under the terms of a legally binding contract (such as for a disputed change)






34. Compares technical accomplishments during project execution to the project management plan's schedule of planned technical achievements.






35. An estimating technique that uses the values of parameters - such as scope - cost - budget - and duration or measures of scale such as size - weight - and complexity from a previous similar activity as the basis of estimating the same parameter or me






36. Approximating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources






37. Buyer pays the seller a set amount (as defined by the contract) and the seller can earn an additional amount if the seller meets defined performance criteria






38. A component of work performed during the course of a project






39. Type of procurement document whereby the buyer requests a potential seller to provide various pieces of information related to a product or service or seller capability






40. Logical relationship where completion of work of the successor activity cannot finish until the completion of work of the predecessor activity.






41. Any unique and verifiable product - result - or capability to perform a service that must be produced to complete a process - phase or project.






42. The expected total cost of a schedule activity - a work breakdown structure component or the project when the defined scope of work will be completed. Calculated based on performance to date or estimated by the project team based on other factors






43. Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed.






44. One or more numerical or text values that identify characteristics of the work or in some way categorize the schedule activity that allows filtering and ordering of activities within reports






45. The statue - quality or sense of being restricted to a given course of action or inaction. an applicable restriction or limitation - either internal or external to a project - which will affect the performance of the project or a process.






46. Form of progressive elaboration planning where the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail at a low level of the work breakdown structure - while the work far in the future is planned at a relatively high level of the work break






47. The approved estimate for the project or any work breakdown structure component or any schedule activity






48. Request for proposal - but may have a narrower or more specific meaning






49. An entry in the work breakdown structure that can be at any level






50. One of the defining points of a schedule network; a junction point joined to some or all of the other dependency lines